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With the 2001 solar maximum on its way, space weather will
be increasingly in the eye of the public as it affects life on Earth.
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A view of the Southern Lights taken from the Space Shuttle
Discovery in 1991.
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Space
weather can interfere with radar, disrupt radio and navigation systems, corrode gas
and oil pipelines, and damage the sensitive electronics of satellites that we
depend upon for communications, weather forecasts and the broadcast of our favorite
TV shows.
The National Space Weather Program
(NSWP) has chartered SSI to develop new outreach
products and services for museums and planetaria, the media, science writers, K-12
educators and the general public. SWOP includes:
- A web-based Space Weather Center
- Science Workshops for science writers, the media and educators
- Exhibits
- A color brochure and posters on space weather
- A Resource Center
| The overarching goal of the Space Weather Outreach Program (SWOP) is
to design and implement a multi-faceted outreach program that will deepen the
public's understanding of space weather and its impact on people and technology by
taking full advantage of the Space Science Institute's unique education and public
outreach capabilities and the rich assets of the space weather research community. |
 SWOP is funded by grants from NASA
and NSF and directed by Dr. Paul Dusenbery.
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